{"id":50238,"date":"2020-08-15T10:52:04","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T17:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50238"},"modified":"2021-12-17T13:44:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T20:44:10","slug":"time-of-your-life-the-1948","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50238","title":{"rendered":"Time of Your Life, The (1948)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Living is an art; it&#8217;s not bookkeeping.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Poster-164x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-50239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Poster-164x300.jpg 164w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Poster-70x128.jpg 70w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Poster-147x270.jpg 147w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Poster.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA champagne-drinking armchair-philosopher named Joe (James Cagney) holds court at a San Francisco saloon whose owner Nick (William Bendix) encourages people to &#8220;come in as they are&#8221;. During his lengthy stay at Nick&#8217;s Saloon, Cagney mentors a lost young man (Wayne Morris) who caters to his every whim, and helps Morris woo a down-and-out prostitute (Jeanne Cagney); meanwhile, other characters who stop by include a hungry pianist (Reginald Beane), a tap dancing would-be &#8220;comedian&#8221; (Paul Draper), a pinball fanatic (Richard Erdman), a love-struck young man (Jimmy Lydon), a world-weary cop (Broderick Crawford), a yarn-filled cowboy (James Barton), and a wealthy socialite (Natalie Schafer) looking for local color.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Broderick Crawford Films<\/li>\n<li>Ensemble Cast<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy Cagney Films<\/li>\n<li>Play Adaptation<\/li>\n<li>William Bendix Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Time_of_Your_Life\">William Saroyan&#8217;s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1939 Broadway play<\/a> was a family affair for Jimmy Cagney, whose brother Will produced and sister Jeanne co-starred. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cagneys.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cagneys-1024x676.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"423\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cagneys-1024x676.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cagneys-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cagneys-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cagneys-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cagneys-409x270.png 409w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cagneys.png 1537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it hasn&#8217;t stood the test of time very well, coming across as a well-meaning yet <em>insistently<\/em> quirky snapshot-look at diverse lives in San Francisco, all centering around an annoyingly self-satisfied &#8220;central hub&#8221; (Joe) &#8212; presumably meant to represent Saroyan himself. Joe micro-manages every movement made by mentally challenged Morris while attempting to save the life of a suicidal prostitute (Jeanne) and milking the remaining characters&#8217; tales and woes for his own enjoyment. This is fine as long as one enjoys dipping into these particular individuals&#8217; travails, but they&#8217;re not overly compelling; an exception is Barton&#8217;s wonderfully loquacious cowpoke with a penchant for, shall we say, exaggeration &#8212; he lights up the screen. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>James Barton&#8217;s energized turn as &#8220;Kit Carson&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Barton.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Barton-1024x625.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"391\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-50240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Barton-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Barton-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Barton-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Barton-768x469.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Barton-442x270.png 442w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Barton.png 1509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>James Wong Howe&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cinematography-1024x628.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"393\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-50241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cinematography-1024x628.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cinematography-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cinematography-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cinematography-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cinematography-440x270.png 440w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cinematography.png 1509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cinematography2-1024x647.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"404\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-50247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cinematography2-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cinematography2-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cinematography2-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cinematography2-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cinematography2-427x270.png 427w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Time-of-Your-Life-Cinematography2.png 1463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one unless you&#8217;re curious to check it out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0040884\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/93380\/the-time-of-your-life#articles-reviews?articleId=184914\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1948\/05\/27\/archives\/time-of-your-life-cagneys-version-of-saroyans-play-opens-at-the.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/the-time-of-your-life\/review\/120670\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Living is an art; it&#8217;s not bookkeeping.&#8221; Synopsis: A champagne-drinking armchair-philosopher named Joe (James Cagney) holds court at a San Francisco saloon whose owner Nick (William Bendix) encourages people to &#8220;come in as they are&#8221;. During his lengthy stay at Nick&#8217;s Saloon, Cagney mentors a lost young man (Wayne Morris) who caters to his every whim, and helps Morris woo a down-and-out prostitute (Jeanne Cagney); meanwhile, other characters who stop by include a hungry pianist (Reginald Beane), a tap dancing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50238\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=50238"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78723,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50238\/revisions\/78723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=50238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=50238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}